4th Of July Recipes
Here are 60+ Best 4th of July Recipes to help you throw the ultimate Independence Day party! Everything from the best party dips and appetizers to the best summer grilling recipes.
July is my favorite month, mostly because it’s my birthday month, but also because of the 4th of July and I love summer get togethers!
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There’s no better way to celebrate the holiday (or any holiday, really) than with food. It’s one of my favorite ways to bring people together.
Here, you’ll find everything from red, white, and blue patriotic recipes to the best pasta salads and the best grilled steaks.
Party Dip Recipes For A Crowd
Great to serve as an appetizer or even a casual main dish, these amazing party dips are perfect for any patriotic get together. My Maryland Crab Dip is an all-time fav, and don’t miss out on this flavorful Mexican Street Corn Dip!
Crack Chicken Dip
Loaded with cheese, chicken, bacon, and ranch, this Crack Chicken Dip is as addictive as it sounds! Plus, it’s super easy to whip up, making it a great choice for entertaining, whether it be a gameday snack or a flavorful dip centerpiece at your next party!
Crack Chicken Dip Recipe
Mango Pineapple Salsa
This EASY pineapple mango salsa recipe comes together in minutes and adds fresh and spicy flavor to anything! Made with just 7 ingredients.
Mango Pineapple Salsa Recipe
Chunky Homemade Salsa
Forget store bought salsa! This Homemade Chunky Salsa is fresh, easy to make, and love at first bite for all who try it.
Easy Homemade Salsa Recipe
Maryland Crab Dip Recipe
This Maryland Crab Dip is a staple in Maryland that's made at every holiday and get-together! It's unbelievably easy, impossible to mess up, and will leave a lasting impression.
Maryland Crab Dip Recipe
Creamy Labne Dip
Labne dip is rich and creamy, perfect for dipping pita crackers or naan and even delicious served over grilled chicken.
Easy Creamy Labne Dip
Jalapeño Popper Dip
Jalapeño Popper Dip is the definition of appetizer perfection! It's warm, gooey, and cheesy in all the right ways. Get ready to bite into jalapeño heaven!
Best Jalapeno Popper Dip
Authentic Guacamole
Learn how to make Authentic Guacamole with just a few simple and fresh ingredients. It's truly a tortilla chip's dream!
Authentic Guacamole Recipe
Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip
Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip has everything you love about your favorite tailgate dip, but lightened up with less fat and more protein in this healthier version!
Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe
Mexican Street Corn Dip
Mexican Street Corn Dip (elote dip) is a delicious and easy to make party dip, perfect for Cinco De Mayo or any time of year, really!
Mexican Street Corn Dip Recipe
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip
This is my go-to Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe! It's the best ever and requires very little effort—guaranteed to please everyone.
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe
Beer Cheese Dip
Loaded Beer Cheese Dip is easily made in one pan. It's perfect for game day or anytime you're craving something cheesy. Serve it with crackers, baguette, or broccoli florets for dipping.
Easy Beer Cheese Dip Recipe
Bite Sized Appetizers And Finger Food
The best spreads are full of simple and easy finger foods that people can munch on as they like! These amazing Doritos Chicken Tenders are always a big hit, and Watermelon Tajin Skewers offer something unique and refreshing.
Buffalo Chicken Sliders
With a bold and classic flavor, these Buffalo Chicken Sliders are perfect for a crowd pleasing appetizer or a fun handheld dinner! Pair tender and spicy chicken with soft rolls for a party sandwich!
Buffalo Chicken Sliders Recipe
Lemon Butter Air Fryer Chicken Skewers
Drenched in a lemon butter sauce, these Air Fryer Chicken Skewers are the ultimate savory comfort food! So easy to make in your air fryer, the chicken will turn out tender and juicy every time.
Eay Air Fryer Chicken Skewers
Air Fryer Doritos Chicken Tenders
Air Fryer Doritos Chicken is a super simple dinner recipe that combines juicy chicken and the cheesy crunch of Doritos chips. This tasty finger food is ready in under 20 minutes!
Doritos Chicken Tenders Recipe
Air Fryer Salmon Burgers
These Air Fryer Salmon Burgers are a fantastic seafood dinner that features a homemade sauce that perfectly compliments the fish patties!
Salmon Burgers Recipe
Crab Stuffed Shrimp
Seafood lovers will adore this Crab Stuffed Shrimp recipe, which features flavorful crab meat and juicy shrimp! Great as a satisfying appetizer or elegant main course, this is an easy recipe that can be prepared ahead of time for convenient cooking.
Crab Stuffed Shrimp Recipe
Air Fryer Turkey Burgers
Flavor-packed and ready in a flash, these Air Fryer Turkey Burgers are a fun twist on a classic favorite! No grill required, just perfectly cooked patties with crisp edges and tender, juicy centers.
Turkey Burgers Recipe
Watermelon Tajin Skewers
Watermelon with tajin is a delicious sweet and spicy combo! Skewered with fresh lime juice, mint, and cotija, these watermelon skewers are perfect for a refreshing summer treat.
Easy Watermelon Skewers with Tajin
Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls
Classic buffalo chicken dip turned into crispy Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls. They're easy to make and a great game day appetizer or snack.
Homemade Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls
Tuna Poke Nachos
Whether you are preparing for a Summer BBQ or making Game Day appetizers, these Tuna Poke Nachos are crunchy and full of bold flavor.
Poke Nachos Recipe
Air Fried Onion Rings
Ditch the deep fryer! These Air Fryer Onion Rings are extra crispy, easy to make, and the perfect snack or appetizer!
Air Fryer Onion Rings Recipe
Watermelon Caprese Skewers
Say goodbye to boring vegetable platters that everyone and their mother brings to a party and say hello to these fun Watermelon Caprese Skewers!
Watermelon Caprese Skewers Recipe
Spinach and Artichoke Wontons
These cheesy Spinach and Artichoke Dip Cups are fun, full of flavor, have the best bite, and baked to perfection.
Spinach and Artichoke Wontons Recipe
Dates Wrapped in Bacon
You can't go wrong with bacon! These Bacon Wrapped Dates are stuffed with blue cheese, then wrapped in bacon and drizzled with sweet honey.
Bacon Wrapped Dates Recipe
Whipped Blue Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
Blue Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms are an incredibly delicious appetizer or snack! Don't miss out, this cheese mixture is full of flavor.
Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
Baked Brie And Apple Flatbread Pizza
A Baked Brie and Apple Flatbread Pizza that combines two of my favorite things and is ideal for any occasion. Serve it as a party app or have it for dinner!
Baked Brie Pizza Recipe
Crispy Smashed Potatoes Loaded Nachos
Crispy Smashed Potatoes are baked to crunchy perfection then loaded with the best buffalo nacho toppings. It's the best smashed potatoes recipe in the game, and you'll earn total MVP status for serving them!
Smashed Potato Nachos Recipe
Slow Cooker Carnitas Tater Tot Nachos
Slow Cooker Carnitas Tater Tot Nachos bring a fiesta of flavors to your dinner table! Loaded with the best crispy carnitas and all your favorite toppings!
Carnitatas Tater Tot Nachos Recipe
Air Fryer Potato Wedges
Air Fryer Potato Wedges are a tasty appetizer that doubles as a side dish you can pair with anything! They're seasoned with a few pantry staple spices and come together quickly.
Homemade Potato Wedges Recipe
Air Fryer Pickles
Looking for a great appetizer or game-day snack? These Air Fryer Pickles are deliciously addicting! Make extra, they'll disappear quick!
Air Fried Pickles Recipe
Air Fryer Eggplant Fries
Air Fryer Eggplant Fries with an insanely flavorful Miso Tahini Sauce. Air fried eggplant is perfectly tender on the inside with crisp edges!
Air Fryer Eggplant Fries Recipe
Air Fryer Potatoes
Crispy Air Fryer Potatoes perfection has arrived! The healthy alternative to deep-fried potatoes is here and worth every bite.
Crispy Air Fryer Potatoes Recipe
Chicken Fajita Nachos
These Tex-Mex Chicken Fajita Nachos are a great appetizer when hosting a game night with friends or when you need a quick weeknight meal.
Chicken Fajita Nachos Recipe
Light Side Dishes and Salads
Serving a pasta salad is a guaranteed success at any picnic or barbecue, but don’t settle for the same old pasta salad recipes. A Dill Pickle Pasta Salad or Taco Pasta Salad will give you a fun twist on the dish, or for something even simpler break out my Garlic Lemon Green Beans!
BLT Pasta Salad
This super easy, 20-minute BLT Pasta Salad is fantastic as a picnic or cookout side dish, but I love serving it as a main course in the summer too.
BLT Pasta Salad Recipe
Cheeseburger Pasta Salad
This 20 minute Cheeseburger Pasta Salad is so easy to throw together and even tastes great the next day! Serve it as a main dish or side!
Cheeseburger Pasta Salad Recipe
Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
Refreshing and flavorful, this Dill Pickle Pasta Salad is packed with deliciously salty and sour dill pickle flavor!
Dill Pickle Pasta Salad Recipe
Caprese Pasta Salad
This caprese pasta salad takes your favorite summer dish and turns it into a comforting pasta side! So good, you'll be asking for seconds!
Caprese Pasta Salad Recipe
Lobster Salad Recipe
This Lobster Salad recipe is a copycat of the Duryea's lobster cobb salad in Montauk and it tastes just as good as theirs, if not better! It's a combination of fresh lobster meat, salty bacon, fresh tomatoes, crispy lettuce, and a light and creamy dressing.
Lobster Salad Recipe
Watermelon Feta Salad
Watermelon Feta Salad with mint wins over a crowd of any size. If you're looking to dress up fresh watermelon this recipe is for you!
Watermelon Feta Salad Recipe
Zucchini Salad
Zucchini Salad is a refreshing Summer salad made with fresh zucchini, yellow squash, sweet corn, fresh herbs, marinated red onions, and mozzarella. It's ready in under 30 minutes!
Easy Zucchini Salad Recipe
Summer Corn Salad
Summer Corn Salad is a refreshing and flavorful summer salad full of fresh corn, red onion, honey goat cheese, cherries, and a fresh basil vinaigrette. This garden-fresh salad is so easy to make and is sure to become a staple in your home this summer.
Summer Corn Salad Recipe
Taco Pasta Salad
Easy and uniquely delicious, this easy Taco Pasta Salad recipe is perfect for a flavorful side dish or even a light and tasty entree! You'll love the classic taco flavors combined with your favorite pasta for a satisfying dish.
Taco Pasta Salad Recipe
Jalapeño Lime Marinated Flank Steak Salad
Outrageously good Tex-Mex Flank Steak Salad stars a jalapeño lime marinated steak, sweet corn, cheddar cheese, creamy avocado, and crunchy tortilla strips. Full of flavor, color, and nutritious deliciousness!
Steak Salad with Avocado Lime Dressing
Avocado Corn Salad
Avocado Corn Salad is the perfect bright summer salad loaded with grilled corn, creamy avocado, cherry tomatoes, all tied together with a creamy dressing.
Avocado Corn Salad Recipe
Strawberry Caprese Chicken Salad
Add flavor to your table with this delicious Strawberry Caprese Chicken Salad. A light refreshing chicken salad recipe perfect for summer!
Strawberry Caprese Chicken Salad Recipe
Strawberry Spinach Salad
Strawberry Spinach Salad is the perfect Summer salad for all your grilled dinners. It's an easy way to use up all your fresh strawberries!
Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe
Cucumber Radish Salad
This crisp Cucumber Radish Salad is light, refreshing, and easy to make. A perfect radish salad recipe for warm days or cucumber appetizer!
Radish Cucumber Salad Recipe
Tomato Panzanella Salad
Take a trip to Tuscany this summer with a fresh and juicy Tomato Panzanella Salad featuring fresh ingredients and a homemade basil vinaigrette.
Panzanella Salad Recipe
Garlic Lemon Green Beans
Sauteed green beans are easy to make and a great side dish when you're just trying to get something on the table quickly. They're packed with bright flavors that will please any palate.
Lemon Garlic Green Beans Recipe
Air Fryer Zucchini
Air Fryer Parmesan Zucchini—the perfect side. It's tasty. It's delicious. It's 1000% guilt-free. Here's the side-dish you won't stop eating!
Air Fried Zucchini Recipe
Roasted Red Peppers
Get ready to put these premium Roasted Red Peppers on everything! They're easy to make and are the perfect topping to bowls or sandwiches.
Easy Roasted Red Peppers
Condiments For Burgers, Hotdogs, and More
Looking for incredible homemade sauces and condiments? My Homemade Chick-fil-A Sauce and Homemade Big Mac Sauce are great ways to bring the drivethru right to your cookout, and this Garlic Butter Sauce is amazing to pair with all of your seafood favorites!
Chili Garlic Sauce Recipe
This garlic chili sauce is a copycat recipe for Trader Joe's Chili Garlic Crunch, made fresh, with no preservatives!
Homemade Chili Garlic Sauce
Chick-Fil-A Sauce
This Homemade Chick-Fil-A Sauce recipe will knock your socks off! Seriously, you won't even know you're not actually eating at Chick-Fil-A!
Homemade Chick-fil-A Sauce Recipe
Easy Big Mac Sauce Recipe
Copycat McDonald's Big Mac Sauce is here to give you the taste of childhood. Enjoy it with burgers, chicken tenders, or sandwiches!
Easy DIY Big Mac Sauce
Crab Cake Sauce Recipe
This Old Bay Crab Cake Sauce is the perfect creamy dipping sauce for a variety of seafood dishes like po'boys, lobster rolls and, of course, Maryland Crab Cakes.
Homemade Crab Cake Sauce
Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe
This drool-worthy garlic butter sauce is the perfect addition to any of your seafood recipes and pasta dishes.
5 Minute Garlic Butter Sauce
Whole30 BBQ Sauce
Homemade Whole30 BBQ Sauce is quick and easy to make! It's lightly sweetened with dates and perfectly tangy + paleo, keto, and gluten free.
Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe
Cilantro Lime Tahini Dressing
A Cilantro Lime Tahini Sauce that will take your meals to the next level. Perfect for roasted veggies, rice bowls, seafood, and more! It's so good you'll want to drizzle it on everything!
Lime Cilantro Tahini Recipe
Spicy Mayo
Skip the store bought option! This Spicy Mayo can be used for sushi, burgers, or fries and will easily become your new favorite dipping sauce.
5 Minute Spicy Mayo
Cilantro Lime Empanada Sauce
Cilantro Lime Empanada Sauce is the perfect pairing for your chicken empanadas! It doubles as the perfect dip for tortillas or raw veggies!
Homemade CIlantro Lime Sauce
Miso Tahini Sauce
With so many ways to use it, this deliciously addicting Miso Tahini Sauce is about to become a new favorite in your house!
5 Minute Miso Tahini Recipe
4th of July Main Dishes
If you’re not full from all of the snacks and appetizers, you’ll definitely want a hearty and flavorful main course! Slow Cooker Ribs are great because they cook all day and you can just serve them whenever you need them, and I also love these Bang Bang Chicken Skewers.
Easy Blackened Shrimp Recipe
Ready in 10 minutes, this super easy Blackened Shrimp is packed with flavor! Serve them with risotto, a simple salad, or on their own.
10 Minute Blackened Shrimp Recipe
Whole30 Grilled BBQ Chicken
The best BBQ Chicken Recipe has arrived! Get ready for this juicy, easy to make barbecue chicken. It's sugar free, dairy free, and delicious!
Grilled BBQ Chicken Recipe
Lemon Orzo Salad With Garlic Butter Shrimp
Lemon Orzo Salad With Garlic Butter Shrimp is a simple yet elegant main dish made with bright lemony flavors and fresh dill. Serve it at your next dinner party or pack it up for your weekly meal prep!
Lemon Orzo Salad Recipe with Shrimp
Honey Garlic Shrimp
This Honey Garlic Shrimp recipe is going to be your new weeknight favorite. It's so good you are going to be putting them on everything!
Honey Garlic Shrimp Recipe
Coconut Curry Chicken Empanadas
Chicken Empanadas with a flavorful combination! These Coconut Curry Chicken Empanadas are the perfect choice for lunch or dinner.
Coconut Curry Chicken Empanadas Recipe
Baked Eggplant Steak
Baked Eggplant Steaks are the perfect meatless dinner. Seasoned eggplant gets baked in the oven and topped with roasted tomatoes and onions.
Baked Eggplant with Caramelized Onions
Slow Cooker Ribs
Slow Cooker Ribs are melt-in-your-mouth-amazing. With minimal effort and just a few ingredients, you'll have perfectly fall off the bone ribs.
Slow Cooker Ribs Recipe
Spinach and Ricotta Lasagna Rollups
Filled with spinach and creamy ricotta cheese, Spinach Lasagna Rolls are easy to make for dinner any night of the week. These individual vegetarian lasagna rolls are family friendly and easy to serve.
Spinach Lasagna Rolls Recipe
Oven Baked Chicken Tenders
Have dinner ready in 30 minutes with this family favorite Oven Baked Chicken Tenders recipe. These baked chicken strips are an easy weeknight meal all will love.
Homemade Chicken Tenders Recipe
Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad
This definitely isn't your grandma's pasta salad! Celebrate Summer with the perfect Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad, complete with grilled peaches!
Chicken Pasta Salad with Peaches and Burrata
Crispy Buffalo Chicken Salad
Buffalo Chicken Salad with sweet butter lettuce, homemade buffalo chicken and a creamy blue cheese dressing. Perfect for any time of year!
Buffalo Chicken Salad Recipe
Maryland Crab Cake Recipe
A Maryland Crab Cake Recipe made with jumbo lump blue crab meat, Old Bay seasoning, and a secret ingredient! They are a true Maryland staple.
Easy Maryland Crab Cakes
Bang Bang Chicken Skewers
These Bang Bang Skewers are full of flavor, made in the air fryer, and come together in just about 25 minutes!
Air Fryer Bang Bang Chicken Skewers
4th of July Dessert Recipes
At the end of the night, choose something sweet to top everything off. If you don’t have a campfire going, my Oven Baked S’mores are a great way to prepare the classic summer dessert, and these Holiday Sugar Cookies can easily be customized with red white and blue frosting and sprinkles!
Oven Baked Smores
Oven Baked S'mores are an easy way to make s'mores for a crowd. They're gooey and delicious, and the best part is you don't even need a campfire!
Easy Oven S’mores Recipe
Key Lime Pie Cannoli Dip
Key Lime Pie Cannoli Dip is the best of both worlds, combining two classic desserts to make one super delicious dip! It's easy and made with pantry staples.
Key Lime Cannoli Dip Recipe
Dark Chocolate Brownies
The best part of dinner is dessert and these Dark Chocolate Brownies will have your mouth watering and wanting seconds.
Delicious Dark Chocolate Brownies
Cannoli Dip
If you love cannolis, you're going to love this easy Cannoli Dip recipe! Now you can whip up your favorite Italian dessert right out of your kitchen.
Traditional Cannoli Dip Recipe
Snowball Oreo Cookie Balls
These easy no-bake OREO Cookie Balls made with OREO Cookies and cream cheese are the perfect holiday, or any time, treat!
Oreo Balls Recipe
Banana Bread Muffins
Calling all Banana Bread lovers, you don't want to miss this Banana Bread Muffins recipe! They make the perfect breakfast or mid-day snack.
Easy Banana Bread Muffins
Air Fryer Donuts
With just 4 ingredients, you can have homemade warm and crispy Air Fryer Donuts made with refrigerated biscuits!
Easy Air Fryer Donuts Recipe
Edible Brownie Batter Cookie Dough
If you love brownies as much as I do, you're going to love this Edible Brownie Batter Cookie Dough recipe! It's sinfully delicious and ready in 5 minutes.
Edible Brownie Batter Recipe
Holiday Sugar Cookies
These Holiday Sugar Cookies are the perfect treat. They're easy to make, delicious, and fun to decorate with the whole family.
Easy Holiday Sugar Cookies
Edible Cookie Dough Recipe
A delicious and easy to make chocolate chip Cookie Dough Recipe you can safely eat without baking! It has all the yummy flavors of cookie dough minus eggs!
Homemade Edible Cookie Dough
FAQs
What is a traditional 4th of July meal?
Most people will serve finger foods along with grilled steak, chicken, or shrimp. Many will serve hotdogs and burgers and patriotic desserts too.
What is a good dish to bring to a potluck?
Appetizers, finger foods, and desserts are perfect for bringing along to potluck dinners. Pasta salads are great too because they can be served cold or at room temperature.
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